Meme lore
What is the Mr Burns Excellent meme?
The Mr. Burns Excellent meme features Charles Montgomery Burns from The Simpsons rubbing his hands together with a sinister grin, often captioned 'Excellent.' It signals smug satisfaction when a scheme goes right, something bad happens to someone else, or plans unfold perfectly - for the meme maker.
Origin & history
The Simpsons debuted in 1989, and Harry Shearer voices Mr. Burns as the show's iconic corporate villain. Burns frequently plots against employees and rivals, and his finger-steepling 'Excellent' gesture - featured in episodes like 'Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish' - became one of animation's most recognizable villain tropes.
Fans clipped the hand-rubbing still for image macros celebrating schadenfreude, successful pranks, or when something inconvenient for others benefits you. It is widely used in gaming, finance, and office humor when a small win feels disproportionately evil.
Fans clipped the hand-rubbing still for image macros celebrating schadenfreude, successful pranks, or when something inconvenient for others benefits you. It is widely used in gaming, finance, and office humor when a small win feels disproportionately evil.
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